The Bottle Conjuror causes a riot at London’s Haymarket Theatre - January 16th, 1749
On this day in 1749, an angry crowd destroyed a London theater after a performer known as the Bottle Conjuror failed to make his scheduled appearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Jan 202310min
Henry Ford patents a soybean car - January 13th, 1942
On this day in 1942, American industrialist Henry Ford received a patent for a plastic-bodied car made from soybeans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Jan 20239min
Human cloning is banned in 19 European countries - January 12th, 1998
On this day in 1998, nineteen European nations signed a pact prohibiting the cloning of human beings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Jan 20238min
Milk is delivered in glass bottles for the first time - January 11th, 1878
On this day in 1878, the New York Dairy Company delivered milk in glass bottles for what’s believed to be the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 Jan 20238min
Bacteriologist Waldemar Haffkine tests a bubonic plague vaccine on himself - January 10th, 1897
On this day in 1897, Ukrainian scientist Waldemar Haffkine injected himself with a vaccine he created to combat bubonic plague.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 Jan 202311min
Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger imposes the first income tax on British citizens - January 9th, 1799
On this day in 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced the nation’s first income tax.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Jan 20236min
Daylight saving time begins several months early in the U.S. to help conserve energy - January 6th, 1974
On this day in 1974, in response to an ongoing energy crisis, daylight saving time went into effect three months early in the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 Jan 20239min
French poet François Villon is banished from Paris - January 5th, 1463
On this day in 1463, the Parlement of Paris sentenced medieval poet François Villon to 10 years of banishment from the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Jan 20239min
